Scallopped Frets

[Kac]

Has anybody tried them? The only experience I've had is with Vai's Ibanezes which have the high frets schallopped. Malmsteen's whole neck is done up and I've been thinking about trying some, but there are no guitars anywhere around me for me to try it out on.
What do you guys think about 'em?
Rock On :13:

 

[aleclee]

Re: Scallopped Frets

Prepare to learn to play with a very light touch. If you fret the string with much force, you'll bend it sharp.

 

[Mincer]

Re: Scallopped Frets

I love mine on my Ernie Ball/Music Man. A very light touch, but less resistance for bending- over time you will develop a graceful flowing style. Great for microtonal bends in Eastern music too. I love mine.

 

[Communist Monk]

Re: Scallopped Frets

Anyone remember that guy who got Scallopowned

 

[Farkus]

Re: Scallopped Frets

I think that they're fantastic, but do take some getting used to. I love how my vibrato sounds when I play on scalloped boards.

Mark

 

[Davey]

Re: Scallopped Frets

Anyone remember that guy who got Scallopowned

ROFL!!! thts the 1st thing that popped into my mind

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: Scallopped Frets

Anyone remember that guy who got Scallopowned

I don't get it.

 

[Davey]

Re: Scallopped Frets

I don't get it.

heer you go man.. knock yourself out
https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?t=15049&highlight=scalopwned

 

[kmcguitars]

Re: Scallopped Frets

Prepare to learn to play with a very light touch. If you fret the string with much force, you'll bend it sharp.

+1 I bought a fender Lead I neck that was scallopped for $10 Thought I
got the deal of the century ? bolted it on ,strung it up, Intonated it Than
i had to run to rehersal late. (didn't get to try it 1st) I play very heavy
handed (Almost brutal :laugh2: ) it was a disaster looking for a place
to happen. :smack:

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: Scallopped Frets

Holy sh*t! Poor guy, they tore him apart

 

[Biu]

Re: Scallopped Frets

Hahaha! Wow, you'd think he'd stop after messing up one fret...

I scalloped my own fretboard. It is really easy and time consuming, but pretty cool in the end. It feels a lot like having super-giant frets. If you have a light touch, you'll immediately notice that you can bend with serious authority There is a lot of hype about them being really easy to play and whatnot, but I don't find it to be much different than any other neck, it just feels like extremely tall fretwire.

Hope that helps!

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: Scallopped Frets

Ok, now I'm curious about it too... does anybody have good instructions? If most of my guitars already have extra-jumbo frets, is it even worth the trouble?

 

[Mincer]

Re: Scallopped Frets

to me, it feels nothing like tall frets. Way different.